Article Sources

NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used. To access online sources, copy and paste the URL into your browser.

The Hepatitis Information Network. Diagnostic Tests for Hepatitis C. By David Gretch, MD, PhD. Available online at http://www.hepnet.com/nih/gretch.html.

(Updated 2009 June 9). Hepatitis C FAQs for the Public. CDC [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/C/cFAQ.htm#overview. Accessed January 2010.

(2009 April). What I need to know about Hepatitis C. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse [On-line information]. Available online at http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hepc_ez/index.htm. Accessed January 2010.

(Updated 2009 December 16). Hepatitis C: For Patients and the Public. United States Department of Veterans Affairs [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/vahep?page=pt-home. Accessed January 2010.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945–1965. Prepared by Smith, Bryce D. et al. MMWR. August 17, 2012. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6104a1.htm?s_cid=rr6104a1_w. Accessed August 2012.

(October 14, 2015) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis C FAQs for Health Professionals. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/hcvfaq.htm#d3. Accessed December 2015.

(October 15, 2015) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis C FAQs for the Public. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/cfaq.htm#cFAQ61. Accessed December 2015.

(May 10, 2013) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Testing for HCV Infection: An Update of Guidance for Clinicians and Laboratorians. MMWR May 10, 2013 / 62(18);362-365. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6218a5.htm. Accessed June 2013.

(2013) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Interpretation of Results of Tests for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and Further Actions. PDF available for download at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/PDFs/hcv_graph.pdf. Accessed June 2013.

Ly K, et al. The Increasing Burden of Mortality From Viral Hepatitis in the United States Between 1999 and 2007. Ann Intern Med, February 21, 2012 vol. 156 no. 4 271-278. Available online http://www.annals.org/content/156/4/271.full through http://www.annals.org. Accessed July 2013.

Alter HJ, Liang TJ. Hepatitis C. The End of the Beginning and Possibly the Beginning of the End. Ann Intern Med, February 21, 2012, vol 156 no. 4, 317-318. Available online at http://www.annals.org/content/156/4/317. Accessed July 2013.

Makiko Kitamura (Mar 14, 2012). Former Merck Unit Works on First Vaccine for Hepatitis C. Bloomberg. Available online at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-14/former-merck-unit-works-on-first-vaccine-for-hepatitis-c.html. Accessed July 2013.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945–1965. Prepared by Smith, Bryce D. et al. MMWR. August 17, 2012. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6104a1.htm?s_cid=rr6104a1_w. Accessed July 2013.

Proudly sponsored by ...

Learn more about ...

Get the Mobile App

Follow Us

This article was last reviewed on October 6, 2016. | This article was last modified on November 17, 2016.

The review date indicates when the article was last reviewed from beginning to end to ensure that it reflects the most current science. A review may not require any modifications to the article, so the two dates may not always agree.

The modified date indicates that one or more changes were made to the article. Such changes may or may not result from a full review of the article, so the two dates may not always agree.